2005–06 Winthrop Eagles men's basketball team

The 2005–06 Winthrop Eagles men's basketball team represented Winthrop University in the 2005–06 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Eagles, led by head coach Gregg Marshall, played their home games at the Winthrop Coliseum in Rock Hill, South Carolina, as members of the Big South Conference. The Eagles won the Big South Conference regular season title, and won the 2006 Big South tournament, earning an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as the 15th seed in the Washington, DC Bracket. Winthrop was beaten by second-seeded Tennessee in the first round, 63–61, on a last-second basket by Tennessee's Chris Lofton.[1]

2005–06 Winthrop Eagles men's basketball
Big South Conference Regular Season and Tournament champion
NCAA tournament, Round of 64
ConferenceBig South Conference
Record23–8 (13–3 Big South)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaWinthrop Coliseum
Seasons
2005–06 Big South Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Winthrop133 .813238 .742
Birmingham–Southern124 .750199 .679
Coastal Carolina124 .7502010 .667
Radford97 .5631613 .552
High Point88 .5001613 .552
Charleston Southern79 .4381316 .448
UNC Asheville610 .375919 .321
Liberty313 .188723 .233
VMI214 .125720 .259
2006 Big South tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

2005–06 Winthrop Eagles men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
G/F0James Shuler6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)229 lb (104 kg)SrJonesville, Florida
G/F3Mantoris Robinson6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)191 lb (87 kg)FrCharlotte, North Carolina
F/C5Craig Bradshaw6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)242 lb (110 kg)JrWellington, New Zealand
G10Chris Gaynor5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)158 lb (72 kg)SoWinston-Salem, North Carolina
G11Michael Jenkins6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)182 lb (83 kg)SoKinston, North Carolina
G12Torrell Martin6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)195 lb (88 kg)JrColumbia, South Carolina
C21Jason Killeen6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)258 lb (117 kg)SoLimerick, Ireland
F22Otis Daniels6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)215 lb (98 kg)SrGreenwood, South Carolina
G24De'Andre Adams5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)156 lb (71 kg)FrAustell, Georgia
C30Billy Houston6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)236 lb (107 kg)SrFayetteville, North Carolina
F31Taj McCullough6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)217 lb (98 kg)SoAtlanta, Georgia
F32Scott Draughn6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)215 lb (98 kg)SoHamden, Connecticut
C33Phillip Williams6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)215 lb (98 kg)JrCleveland, North Carolina
F44Jonathan Rice6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)205 lb (93 kg)FrColumbia, South Carolina
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: January 6, 2023

Source[2]

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite
city, state
Regular season
November 18, 2005*
6:30 pm
vs. IUPUI
Pepsi Blue & Gold Classic Semifinal
W 73–50 1–0
Bradley Center (11,281)
Milwaukee, WI
November 19, 2005*
8:00 pm
at Marquette
Pepsi Blue & Gold Classic Championship
W 71–64 2–0
Bradley Center (11,119)
Milwaukee, WI
November 26, 2005*
7:00 pm
PortlandW 77–46 3–0
Winthrop Coliseum (2,927)
Rock Hill, SC
November 29, 2005*
7:00 pm
NewberryW 79–77 4–0
Winthrop Coliseum (2,015)
Rock Hill, SC
December 3, 2005*
8:00 pm
at No. 18 AlabamaL 57–60 4–1
Coleman Coliseum (8,481)
Tuscaloosa, AL
December 14, 2005*
7:30 pm
at South CarolinaL 54–68 4–2
Colonial Center (7,053)
Columbia, SC
December 18, 2005*
3:00 pm
East CarolinaW 70–48 5–2
Winthrop Coliseum (1,824)
Rock Hill, SC
December 22, 2005*
7:00 pm
Palm Beach AtlanticW 101–49 6–2
Winthrop Coliseum (2,032)
Rock Hill, SC
December 29, 2005*
8:00 pm
at AuburnL 62–64 6–3
Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum (3,828)
Auburn, AL
January 5, 2006
7:00 pm
Birmingham–SouthernW 84–43 7–3
(1–0)
Winthrop Coliseum (2,519)
Rock Hill, SC
January 8, 2006*
2:00 pm
at No. 4 MemphisL 63–73 7–4
FedExForum (14,171)
Memphis, TN
January 11, 2006
7:00 pm
UNC AshevilleW 99–84 8–4
(2–0)
Winthrop Coliseum (2,698)
Rock Hill, SC
January 14, 2006
7:00 pm
at RadfordW 90–75 9–4
(3–0)
Dedmon Center (1,500)
Radford, VA
January 16, 2006
7:00 pm
at Charleston SouthernW 79–61 10–4
(4–0)
CSU Field House (886)
North Charleston, SC
January 19, 2006
7:00 pm
LibertyW 67–47 11–4
(5–0)
Winthrop Coliseum (3,067)
Rock Hill, SC
January 21, 2006
7:00 pm
at High PointW 70–67 12–4
(6–0)
Millis Athletic Center (2,441)
High Point, NC
January 24, 2006
7:00 pm
Coastal CarolinaL 57–64 12–5
(6–1)
Winthrop Coliseum (3,180)
Rock Hill, SC
January 28, 2006
4:00 pm
Charleston SouthernW 76–59 13–5
(7–1)
Winthrop Coliseum (3,570)
Rock Hill, SC
January 30, 2006
7:00 pm
at VMIW 74–69 14–5
(8–1)
Cameron Hall (1,849)
Lexington, VA
February 4, 2006
2:00 pm
at Coastal CarolinaL 50–64 14–6
(8–2)
Kimbel Arena (1,084)
Conway, SC
February 8, 2006
7:00 pm
VMIW 98–65 15–6
(9–2)
Winthrop Coliseum (2,730)
Rock Hill, SC
February 11, 2006
4:00 pm
RadfordW 71–44 16–6
(10–2)
Winthrop Coliseum (4,930)
Rock Hill, SC
February 15, 2006
7:00 pm
at UNC AshevilleW 78–65 17–6
(11–2)
Justice Center (905)
Asheville, NC
February 18, 2006*
4:00 pm
Northern Illinois
ESPN BracketBusters
W 98–97 2OT18–6
Winthrop Coliseum (2,559)
Rock Hill, SC
February 20, 2006
7:00 pm
at LibertyL 71–78 18–7
(11–3)
Vines Center (1,426)
Lynchburg, VA
February 23, 2006
7:00 pm
High PointW 94–78 19–7
(12–3)
Winthrop Coliseum (2,930)
Rock Hill, SC
February 25, 2006
8:00 pm
at Birmingham–SouthernW 56–43 20–7
(13–3)
Bill Battle Coliseum (2,453)
Birmingham, AL
Big South Tournament
February 28, 2006
7:30 pm
(1) (8) Liberty
Big South Quarterfinals
W 93–52 21–7
Winthrop Coliseum (2,434)
Rock Hill, SC
March 2, 2006
7:00 pm
(1) (5) High Point
Big South Semifinals
W 77–65 22–7
Winthrop Coliseum (3,768)
Rock Hill, SC
March 4, 2006
12:00 pm
(1) (2) Coastal Carolina
Big South Championship
W 51–50 23–7
Winthrop Coliseum (5,076)
Rock Hill, SC
NCAA Tournament
March 16, 2006
3:00 pm
(15 W) vs. (2 W) No. 18 Tennessee
NCAA First Round
L 61–63 23–8
Greensboro Coliseum (22,073)
Greensboro, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Source[3][4][5]

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